Prajna (Pra’-gyia) is a Sanskrit word that conveys ultimate wisdom that cannot be reached by developing intellect alone. It entails insight from experience and understanding through engagement with all that surrounds us. Prajna Leadership Fellows merge intellect and practice together to compassionately advance the welfare of humanity.
Prajna Leadership Fellows
Veronica Adamson, ’26
From: Milton, MA
Degrees Held: MSc, HEC Paris
BA, Tufts University
Aliaa Amin, ’26
From: Cairo, Egypt
Degrees Held: MPH, Yale University
BS, American University Cairo
Ayesha Clarke, ’26
From: Hartford, CT
Degrees Held: MPH, Benedictine University
MSW, University of Connecticut
Qais Saif Eldaula Dirar, ’26
From: Saudia Arabia & Sudan
Degrees Held: MBBS, Alfaisal University
MPH, Washington University
From: Manila, Philippines
Degrees Held: MPH, BA, University of Florida
Oana Geambasu, ’26
From: Bucharest, Romania
Degrees Held: MPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ngasuma Kanyeka, ’26
From: Tanzania
Degrees Held: MPA, Harvard Kennedy School
MBA, Cambridge University
BSc, London Metropolitan University
Hyung Joon Kim, ’25
From: Seoul, Korea
Degrees Held: MA, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Steven Lopez, ’26
From: Washington, DC
Degrees Held: MPP, MPH, University of California, Berkeley
Himi Mathur, ’26
From: Jaipur, India
Degrees Held: MPH, Boston University School of Public Health
BDS, Government Dental College
Meriam Mikre, ’26
From: Laurel, MD
Degrees Held: MPH, Drexel University
BS, George Mason University
An Na, ’25
From: Beijing, China
Degrees Held: MPH, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
MS, BM, Health Science Center, Peking University
Ouleye Ndoye, ’25
From: Atlanta, GA
Degrees Held: MSc, University of Oxford
MA, Columbia University
BA, Spelman College
Pauline Nuth, ’25
From: San Francisco (Bay Area), CA
Degrees Held: MPH, Boston University School of Public Health
BS, BA, University of California, San Diego
Francisco Ruiz, ’25
From: Atlanta, GA
Degrees Held: MS, Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy
BA, Loyola University
Justin Smith, ’26
From: Atlanta, GA
Degrees Held: MS, Emory University
MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AB, Brown University
Fatou Wurie, ’25
From: Sierra Leone
Degrees Held: MPP, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
BA, University of British Columbia
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